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Successfully managing the green and digital transitions is a crucial factor that could increase the resilience and strategic autonomy of the EU and shape its future. Yet digitalisation of agriculture and rural areas raises vital questions about winners and losers, costs, benefits, and long term implications.
This foresight exercise explores the interplay between digital transition, policies and the resilience of the agricultural sector and rural areas, against the backdrop of potential disruptive and transformative changes. The report presents the outcomes of this exploration, proposing building blocks for an effective EU digital transition strategy for agriculture and rural areas supported by a hands-on policymaker’s toolkit
Science for policy report
Based on a participatory foresight process, the report presents the outcomes of this exploration, proposing building blocks for an effective EU digital transition strategy for agriculture and rural areas supported by a hands-on policymaker’s toolkit.
Vision framework
The vision framework of the study enables you to perceive different aspects of the transition and presents key questions to guide the discussion on the topic and plan the transition.
Explore the interactive vision framework
Build or improve a digital transition strategy
The EU Policy Lab’s toolkit can help decision makers engage in strategic conversations about the implications of digital transition for farmers and rural communities.

Interview about the study
In this short video the researchers, experts and other stakeholders explain the background, goals and the steps of the project.
Blog
The blog post reveals the goals and steps of the foresight process and explains how visioning can support transitions.
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Digital Transition for Agriculture and Rural Areas - Vision Framework
Digital Transition: Long-term Implications for EU Farmers and Rural Communities
Scenarios for EU Rural Areas 2040
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Originally Published | Last Updated | 14 May 2024 | 15 May 2024 |
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Knowledge service | Metadata | Foresight | Digital Transition ToolkitSustainability Transitions |
Related organisation(s) | JRC - Joint Research CentreDG AGRI - DG for Agriculture and Rural Development |
Digital Europa Thesaurus (DET) | foresightagricultural policyrural developmentdigital transformation |
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